Haiku for National Haiku Writing Month – October 2023 First Half

 

National Haiku Writing Month has been founded by the well known haiku poet Michael Dylan Welch. The goal is to write at least one haiku a day. National Haiku Writing Month is in its 13th year. [1] I enjoy writing to the prompts on Facebook. Here are some interesting links: [2]. The prompter for October 2023 is Rick Daddario.

真源了無取，
妄跡世所逐。
晨詣超師院讀禪經。
柳宗元。
The world has forgotten the true [buddhist] essence
And is more interested in absurd matters.
A Morning Visit to Master Chao's Hall to Read Zen-Buddhist Sutras
Liu Zongyuan [3]

autumn leaves
in cider vinegar's  color
falling now
~ sour

the night are colder
the vines turn red
autumn again
~ red or green

tracks of the cat
in the first snow
I watch from the porch
~ First Snow or Last Snow

frost covered daisies
the curtains don't move
as I walk on
~ Frost or Snowmelt

without her
not minding to sit
with all the fallen apples
~ apples and daffodils

sunglasses at noon
sweater in the evening
around equinox
~ Sweater or Sunglasses

opening
the garden's water barrel
must – hold – my – breath
~ Cloud Breath or Mosquito Cloud(s)

still falling
some late snowflakes
until the cherry blossoms
~ Pumpkin or Cherry Blossoms

the sun setting
only as big as
the tiny pumpkins
~ Pumpkin or Cherry Blossoms

sky lanterns
following the catafalque
auspiciously  
~ sky lanterns

paragliding
above the autumn foliage
wind as company
~ paraglider

on the meadow
the kid puffing on a blowball
so much hope
~ dandelion fluff
在草地上
孩子吸普华
多的希望

thick fog
the kite stays on the ground
no clearing, yet
~ fog

digging in the garden
no golden pot
rainbow disappearing
~ rainbow

gloomy clouds
and dripping bushes
ENTER: rainbow
~ rainbow

clouds and rain
starring in the tempest
ENTER: rainbow
~ rainbow

looking at this kid
flying his kite into the tree
Charlie Brown
~ kite

a flock of kites
cleaning the mongolian steppe
of leftovers
~ kite

red balloon hissing
above the red brick temples
Buddha stays golden
~ aerial [4]

Links and Annotations:
[1] https://www.facebook.com/NaHaiWriMo National Haiku Writing Month
[2] „To help with haiku fundamentals, please have a look at "Becoming a Haiku Poet" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/becoming-a-haiku-poet. And please review the "Haiku Checklist" at https://www.graceguts.com/essays/haiku-checklist.
[3] Liu Zongyuan (柳宗元) lived from 773 until 819 and was a philosopher and politician as well as a poet. He is also known for his travelogues. Because of his tendency towards Reform Confucianism, which is critical of Buddhism, this poem of his surprises me. Five of his poems can be found in the compilation of 300 Poems of the Tang Period (唐詩三百首).
[4] What I couldn't put into the haiku -: I've visited the red brick temples of Bagan about 20 years ago. A wonderful sight in th early morning and sometimes this hot air balloon was hovering above.
And more on Bagan I've already written here: https://rheumatologe.blogspot.com/2023/10/dawn-at-temples-of-bagan.html

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